Stuffed !

Posted by Sandy R-B on Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:51 pm

All times are UTC-05:00

0 people like this post

First unread post

| 10 posts |

Page 1 of 1

Very plump loon chick, so stuffed with food I'm not sure he could swim or even float.
Lac LeJeune, British Columbia
D800
500mm
Subject dist: 20m
1/80 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Last edited by Sandy R-B on Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:18 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Posted by:
Sandy R-B
Forum Contributor

Location: Brookings, OR / Sedona, AZ
Posts: 1197
Joined: 23 Nov 2007

Visit website

by TerryWSmith on Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:47 pm

TerryWSmith
Forum Contributor

Posts: 2670
Joined: 22 Feb 2012
Location: Oregon

This is a shot I have dreamed of Sandy. Good job by you.

T.

Terry W Smith
CANON GEAR-24/7

instagram: #imagesontheoutside

0 people like this post

by Ron Day on Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:45 pm

Ron Day
Lifetime Member

Posts: 17817
Joined: 5 Sep 2003
Member #:00819

View portfolio
Visit website

I agree, Sandy, a dream shot. And the youngster does look "stuffed." What was it eating, if you know?

Ron Day www.rondayphotography.com

0 people like this post

by Debapratim Saha on Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:20 pm

Debapratim Saha
Forum Contributor

Posts: 5521
Joined: 31 Jul 2011
Location: Siliguri,India

Visit website

Amazing behavioural interaction captured so well,an excellent shot Sandy!!

Photography is the only solace in life

0 people like this post

by Sandy R-B on Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:22 pm

Sandy R-B
Forum Contributor

Posts: 1197
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Location: Brookings, OR / Sedona, AZ

Visit website

Ron, After the loon chicks hatch, the parents spend the whole day every day catching fish and stuffing them into begging mouths. Some of the fish are almost the size of the chick!
They need to grow very quickly, so they can make it through the cold Canadian winter coming in only a few months.
Sandy

Last edited by Sandy R-B on Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:06 am, edited 1 time in total.

0 people like this post

by somdebbiswas on Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:04 am

somdebbiswas
Forum Contributor

Posts: 826
Joined: 17 Aug 2014
Location: BAGDOGRA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Super cute shot. Love the water colour. Great great..

0 people like this post

by Jakejacoby on Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:09 am

Jakejacoby
Lifetime Member

Posts: 3008
Joined: 3 Nov 2015
Location: Oldsmar, Florida
Member #:02085

View portfolio

Very, VERY nice Sandy.

0 people like this post

by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:28 am

Axel Hildebrandt
Moderator

Posts: 22090
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: Coopersburg, PA
Member #:00941

View portfolio
Visit website

Very cool, Sandy! The little one really does look like a little buoy.

Axel Hildebrandt

0 people like this post

by peter makuch on Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:30 am

peter makuch
Forum Contributor

Posts: 5207
Joined: 13 Jun 2014
Location: montreal
Member #:02075

View portfolio

great on the angle take and great stuff on the detailing and exposure.

0 people like this post

by Ron Day on Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:19 am

Ron Day
Lifetime Member

Posts: 17817
Joined: 5 Sep 2003
Member #:00819

View portfolio
Visit website

Sandy R wrote:Ron, After the loon chicks hatch, the parents spend the whole day every day catching fish and stuffing them into begging mouths. Some of the fish are almost the size of the chick!
They need to grow very quickly, so they can make it through the cold Canadian winter coming in only a few months.
Sandy

Thank you for the information on feeding these youngsters. Amazing! This one's legs and feet, it appears, can barely touch the ground, or mom's back, because it is so full.

Ron Day www.rondayphotography.com

0 people like this post